In Funing Palace, the atmosphere is extremely depressing.

Zhao Jun sat on the top seat with a cold face, and Zhang Hejiang and Zhang Zheng stood below with their heads down and didn't say a word.

The booklet that recorded the results of the assessment officials was pinched in Zhao Jun's hand.

Clenched so tightly that the entire booklet was almost crumpled.

"Is this my good courtier?

In the court of Nuoda, nearly seventy percent of the officials failed the assessment, and most of them not only had poor political performance, but even violated the law! ”

Zhao Jun's low voice with anger resounded in the Funing Palace.

The surrounding palace maids and little eunuchs were all trembling with fright, and secretly moved two steps to hide themselves behind the pillar next to them, where other people's vision could not be noticed.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhang Zheng arched his hand and walked out: "With the increase of the imperial court's taxes in recent years, the people have become rich, and many unscrupulous merchants have done collusion between officials and businessmen in order to earn more silver, and this is only the capital.

In the local area, there are even wealthy businessmen who have joined forces with the local yamen to monopolize the operation of an enterprise in the locality, relying on their exclusive advantage to raise prices and force the local people to buy their expensive goods, so as to earn a lot of ill-gotten gains.

In addition to these businessmen, there are countless officials who curry favor with their superiors for promotion.

There are powerful places that violate the law of the country, and they collude with each other to shield them, so that the criminals can escape the punishment of the law!

These various developments are an important reason for the current situation.

Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was originally dedicated to supervising such matters, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate itself also had nearly seventy percent of the imperial history involved, and the scope was so wide that it was simply appalling!

This is just Bianjing, they still dare to do this at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the ministers dare not imagine how arrogant and domineering they are in the locality! ”

Zhao Jun became more and more angry the more he listened, many of the current officials were promoted by him when he continued to inspect the temple, but it was only a few years, and most of them were corrupted.

How many of them were scrapped at once?

This question alone made Zhao Junqi's brain burst out.

After a little contemplation with a gloomy face, Zhao Jun turned his head to look at the silent Prime Minister Zhang He on the side and asked:

"Zhang Xiang, what does Zhang Xiang think about this matter?"

When Zhang He heard this, he looked up at Zhao Jun, and then arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the number of officials is too much, this is ......"

Zhao Jun's face turned a little colder, and he asked coldly, "Could it be that the chapter is trying to make me not blame the public?" ”

However, Zhang He shook his head:

"No, the minister's opinion is that since there are so many of them, Your Majesty will simply give the court a big blood exchange!

This time, all the officials involved in the incident, don't let go of any of them, just act according to the law! ”

This time it was Zhao Jun's turn to be shocked, you are the prime minister, and you actually suggested that I handle all the officials according to the law?

This is not one or two, but nearly seventy percent of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty!

If it was all replaced, wouldn't the imperial court be paralyzed in an instant?

Zhao Jun was not as angry as he was at the beginning, and asked Zhang Hedao: "Zhang Xiang, if you act according to your words, then the imperial court will not have to fall into a paralyzed situation."

At that point, how will the imperial court function? ”

Zhang He looked at Zhao Jun's expression and smiled slightly, knowing that it was done, when he said:

"Your Majesty, but they have all violated the law of the land! If punishment is not imposed, will the law of the land become child's play in the future? ”

"This ......"

Zhao Jun hesitated, Zhang He seemed to think of something, and then said: "Your Majesty, if you are responsible for dealing with so many things at one time, it will affect the imperial court, and the minister has another suggestion here!" ”

"What advice?"

Zhao Jun came to be interested.

Zhang He immediately said:

"Your Majesty, they have violated the laws of the land and deserve to be punished, especially since some of them have the blood of innocent people in their hands, and they cannot be forgiven.

But take down all the officials, and there is no one left in the imperial court.

Therefore, the minister thinks that these officials who committed crimes can be allowed to make meritorious contributions! ”

"Guilty of meritorious service? Why? ”

Zhao Jun asked curiously.

Zhang He explained: "That is, the crime committed is dealt with in accordance with the law of the country.

The advice to those ministers who are not serious is to let them go to court with shackles.

If they succeed in the assessment, then forgive their sins.

If the assessment is not successful, then they will not be able to complain about others.

During the appraisal period, these officials involved will definitely do their best to get good appraisal results in order to be forgiven.

At this time, you have to do things with them, which is really twice the result with half the effort.

His Majesty could use them to accomplish what he wanted to accomplish first, and with a one-year buffer, it would be enough for His Majesty to figure out where to transfer from to match their position. ”

"Going to court with shackles? Meritorious service?!!! ”

Not only Zhao Jun, but also Zhang Zheng and Jiang He on the side were also shocked by Zhang He's idea.

Good guys, you can really think of it!

Zhao Jun's eyes gradually lit up after being shocked.

That's right! Go to court with shackles!

In the previous life, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, which emperor who started a bowl also did this kind of thing, and he could learn from it.

Before they can find a person to replace them, let them make meritorious contributions with their crimes.

Continue to run the imperial court.

And when the time comes, if you fail to pass the assessment, then no one will have anything to say.

You can also have time to find someone who can replace them.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt, and Zhao Jun immediately clapped his hand and said: "Just act according to what Zhang Xiang said!"

Zhang Zheng! ”

"The minister is here!"

Zhang Zheng stood up and bowed over.

Zhao Jun instructed: "Pick out those who have lives in their hands and those who are too corrupt, and it will be a good day three days later, in front of everyone, these people who have made big mistakes will be executed on the spot, so that they can see the end with their own eyes."

Let them come back to the court with shackles in five days. ”

"No! I understand! ”

Zhang Zheng was surprised, and immediately bowed and retired, and the other two also left one after another.

Three days later, the entrance of the vegetable market on East Street.

The large execution table had been erected in the course of three days.

The smooth ground was even brushed with tung oil.

Ten executioners stood in a formation on the execution platform, and behind the stage was Zhang Zheng, who presided over the execution, sitting in front of the starting platform.

The dense crowd of Bianjing people surrounded the surroundings.

These days, they have learned from the Bianjing Times what crimes these people have committed and why they were arrested and beheaded.

So many court officials were beheaded at the same time, which is a rare scene in hundreds of years.

How many people can resist watching it?

Time passed little by little, just as the sun was getting closer and closer to the middle of the day.

Suddenly, a long carriage slowly came from the corner of the street.

Each of the dozens of cages was a court member who had turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain.

But today they have only one identity in common - human criminals!

The protagonists who are going to be beheaded today are none other than them.

And behind them, a long string of long dragons with shackles and ropes tied to their hands one by one immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

Soon someone recognized that they were the people who had been broken by the National Health Department in the first place, but how did they come here?

Didn't the newspaper say that dozens of them would be cut today?

There are hundreds of them in this long list!

Their shock and confusion did not matter, and soon by noon, a group of officials who had been pulled by the prisoner van were rushed to the stage.

Everyone knew it was a prelude to getting ready to rattle.

They themselves had an indifferent expression just now, and when their lives could not be guaranteed, they finally panicked!

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(End of chapter)